# How can $n!$ be represented in terms of $2^{n}$? [closed]

How can $n!$ be represented in terms of $2^{n}$?

I mean I want function $f$ such that $$n! = f(2^{n})$$

Also, I would like to know $$\frac{n!}{2^n} = g(n) = ?$$

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NOTE:question is edited :-) –  Pratik Deoghare Sep 2 '10 at 6:24
@Chandru1 No, not the limiting case. I want to know some $g(n)$. –  Pratik Deoghare Sep 2 '10 at 6:27
Here is a Kevin Buzzard-style remark: for your second question, the obvious answer is $g(n) = \frac{n!}{2^n}$. If you want any other answer, you need to explain why and in what way this is not a satisfactory answer for you. –  Pete L. Clark Sep 2 '10 at 7:12
@TheMachineCharmer: please stop and think for a moment to convince yourself that $g(n)$ cannot be given by a polynomial: it grows much more rapidly than $n^c$ for any constant $c$. I don't think there is any simpler exact expression. –  Pete L. Clark Sep 2 '10 at 7:55
I voted to reopen because the problem as it stands seems perfectly clear: writing x = 2^n yields n = lg(x), whence f(x) = lg(x)! (agreeing with Pete L. Clark's answer). The second, if interpreted in a similar vein (reading "g(x^n)" rather than "g(n)") would be answered by g(x) = lg(x)!/x. Whether either of these is interesting is another matter, but closing the question seems unnecessarily Draconian. –  whuber Sep 5 '10 at 14:23

## closed as not a real question by Pete L. Clark, Ｊ. Ｍ., falagar, Rasmus, Robin ChapmanSep 5 '10 at 6:23

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Try $$f(t) = \Gamma ( 1 + \log_2 t ),$$ where $\log_2$ is the base 2 logarithm.
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@Chandru1: Why did you erase the comma? –  Rasmus Sep 2 '10 at 23:15
can you provide a link to information about Γ()? It's a little hard to track down what this means if one doesn't know already: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… I guess en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_function, not en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_distribution –  LarsH Oct 21 '10 at 16:09
@LarsH, you are right that en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_function is the right link. Another great online resource is dlmf.nist.gov/5 where you can find a lot of facts about the gamma function in a very dense format. HTH, Michael –  Michael Ulm Oct 22 '10 at 4:52